provisioning

When undertaking a fresh installation of Windows, especially when switching to the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) edition of Windows 10, one of the most time-consuming challenges is provisioning the new operating system with all the necessary applications and runtimes a user prefers. This is...

For anyone facing the daunting task of setting up a new Windows installation, the path from a blank slate to a fully functional machine is often both time-consuming and tedious. Whether you’re upgrading, downgrading, switching Windows flavors like LTSC, or recovering from a system failure...

When configuring a fresh Windows system, especially when switching to specialized versions like Windows 10 LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel), the challenge of quickly restoring an essential suite of applications is significant. This is where Ninite, a long-standing but continually relevant...

When reinstalling Windows, especially when switching to specialized editions like Windows 10 LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel), setting up a fully functional and productive environment can be time-consuming and labor-intensive due to the need to reinstall multiple applications. This is where...

When faced with the need to reinstall Windows—whether switching to the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) edition or simply starting fresh—Ninite emerges as an indispensable tool that can streamline the lengthy and often tedious process of app provisioning. Though simple in concept, Ninite...

AMD’s latest chipset driver release for Windows 10 and Windows 11 rolled out with all the subtlety of a Ryzen CPU boost kicking in mid-workload, targeting desktop AM5 and AM4 sockets and even swinging by mobile Ryzen platforms for good measure. Version 7.04.09.545 isn’t just for the inhabitants...

Most people approach reinstalling Windows with the same sense of dread that they reserve for dental appointments or updating the firmware on a printer: a necessary evil, guaranteed to disrupt your day and likely to leave you grumbling at the universe (or Redmond, as is Windows tradition). But...

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Hi, I have our own WMI file. I want to make a windows bootable USB or ISO image from our WMI file which we use it in our provision system. I need to make a bootable USB or ISO image so techs can image PCs by themselves. I was advised to use below link, but that is for Window 7...

Hi folks, 1809 broke a few unexpected things and I'll post if interested. A drag I find myself spending 3 hours or so checking the things that [previous versions broke or reset to then list the new issues. But for now, this one seems interesting and is brand new with 1809: After 15-20 minutes...

How to integrate an existing Salesforce deployment with Azure Active Directory (part 2 of 2). This video covers how to set up automated user provisioning and how to control which users have access to Salesforce. For a written version of this tutorial Link Removed Learn more and try Azure...

In this weeks episode of Data Exposed, Scott welcomes back Asad Khan, Principle PM on the HDInsight team. Today Asad shows us how easy it is to use 3rd party BI tools like Tableau to do data analysis for better insights into your data. This episode focuses on Tableau and we begin the episode by...

Graham Calladine, Security Architect with Microsoft Services, joins us to talk about an ITPro-focused overview of the securing Windows Azure roles, certificates, endpoints, storage accounts and operations. You’ll learn about: Specifics of securing various types of Windows Azure roles (Web...

SharePoint Easy Setup Script is a new tool released by Chris Johnson and Paul Stubbs to help you set up a SharePoint 2010 developer machine without requiring Hyper-V. The Easy Setup script will set up the machine, either as a native install or on a bootable VHD file. In order to make this...

If you are a developer using the Unified Communications Managed API (UCMA) 3.0 with Lync Server 2010, you may need to add your workstation to a pool of trusted application endpoints so you can debug from your developer environment. Nicholas Fish, Software Development Engineer in Test on the...